The Gujarat High Court has ruled that marriage registration alone does not make a Hindu marriage legally valid if essential customary rites, including Saptapadi, are not performed. The court set aside a family court order in a case involving an alleged fraudulent marriage and reaffirmed that, under the Hindu Marriage Act, customary ceremonies are mandatory for a valid Hindu marriage. Watch to understand the legal significance of this landmark judgment and what it means for Hindu marriages in India.

The court said in its order that the performance of essential ceremonies, such as saptapadi, is the foundation of a Hindu marriage. | India News

According to the court record, the appellant said he learnt of the alleged marriage only when the respondent approached his parents with a marriage certificate claiming to be his…